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Huge win for PAS Giannina on its European debut

PAS Giannina made Greece proud on Thursday as in its first ever European game it defeated Norway’s Odd Grenland 3-0 for the second qualifying round of the Europa League.

The first leg of the tie took place at Ioannina in front of a capacity crowd in this historic occasion, and the PAS players made it all the more memorable with a great performance in both defense and attack to take a huge lead to the return leg in Norway a week later.

The Greeks led from as early as the seventh minute through their captain, Alexis Michail, and finished the first half 2-0 up courtesy of a goal by Martin Lopez.

PAS raised its game further in the second half and scored a third in the break, with Noe Acosta on target, while keeping a clean sheet for a famous night for the city of Epirus.

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The victory in Sunday’s German election of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) – albeit with heavy losses – is a cause for concern in Athens as political developments in the European Union’s wealthiest nation could punch holes in the narrative of Greece’s leftist-led government with regard to a range of issues, not least the Greek bailout program and hopes for debt relief.